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noun
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- A writing system used to unambiguously transcribe the sounds of human speech.
- A spelling alphabet: a set of code words used to substitute the names of the letters of the alphabet, usually for clarity of communication when spelling out words.
- an alphabet of characters intended to represent specific sounds of speech
noun
- a movable speech organ
- someone who pronounces words
- One who articulates bones and mounts skeletons.
- (phonetics) Any organ in the vocal tract used to articulate, produce speech.
- (dentistry) A mechanical device to which casts of the teeth are fixed, reproducing recorded positions of the mandible in relation to the maxilla.
- One who, or that which, articulates or expresses.
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verb
noun
- Initialism of voice-on recording.
- (soccer) Initialism of video operation room, part of the set-up for the video assistant referee (VAR) in association football.
- (aviation) Acronym of VHF omnidirectional range, a radio-navigation beacon operating on VHF radio.
- (physiology) Initialism of vestibulo-ocular reflex, a reflex eye movement.
noun
- a device for making soundings
- A young boar.
- A group of wild boar.
- An instrument used in telegraphy in place of a register, the communications being read by sound.
- (nautical) A person who takes soundings.
- (fishing) A fishfinder.
- Something or someone who makes a sound.
- (nautical) A device for making soundings at sea.
- Synonym of sting (“brief musical sequence in television etc.”).
adj
noun
- electronic equipment that makes speech unintelligible during transmission and restores it at reception
- a lightweight motorcycle equipped with rugged tires and suspension; an off-road motorcycle designed for riding cross country or over unpaved ground
- a rapid mover; someone who scrambles
- Someone or something that scrambles (in various senses).
- A device that makes messages intentionally, but reversibly, unintelligible for reasons of privacy or security.
- A vine that does not attach itself to its supports.
- A motorcycle used for motocross.
noun
- An augmentative and alternative communication device.
- (informal, media) A popular topic of conversation.
- (Internet) A stripped-down version of a MUD which is designed for talking, predating instant messengers; a kind of early chat room.
- (informal, politics) A talking point.
- (informal, media) A talk-show host.
- (informal, media) An all-talk radio station.
- (marketing) A table talker or shelf-talker.
- Any creature or machine that talks.
- A person who talks, especially one who gives a speech, or is loquacious or garrulous.
- (informal, media) A talk show
- (informal) Mouth.
- someone who expresses in language; someone who talks (especially someone who delivers a public speech or someone especially garrulous)
verb
- (intransitive) To produce the components of speech.
- (transitive) To declare formally, officially or ceremoniously.
- (intransitive) To pass judgment.
- (transitive) To sound out (a word or phrase); to articulate.
- (transitive) To emphasize, highlight.
- (passive voice) To sound like.
- (transitive) To pronounce dead.
- (transitive) To declare authoritatively, or as a formal expert opinion.
- (transitive) To read aloud.
- speak, pronounce, or utter in a certain way
- pronounce judgment on
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- a method of representing the sounds of a language by written or printed symbols
- (countable) A method of representing a language or the sounds of language by written symbols; spelling.
- (uncountable) Correct spelling according to established usage; also (obsolete) pronunciation according to the spelling of a word.
- (countable, architecture) A form of projection used to represent three-dimensional objects in two dimensions, in which all the projection lines are orthogonal or perpendicular to the projection plane; an orthographic projection, especially when used to draw an elevation, vertical projection, etc., of a building; also (obsolete) a drawing made in this way.
- (countable, more broadly) A set of conventions for writing a language, including norms of spelling, capitalization, emphasis, hyphenation, punctuation, and word breaks.
- (uncountable) The aspect of language study concerned with letters and their sequences in words; the study of spelling.
noun
- a method of representing the sounds of a language by written or printed symbols
- (linguistics, specifically) The basic type of a system for writing languages. For example, alphabetic writing or logographic writing.
- (linguistics) A system for writing one or more languages; a particular alphabetic, syllabic, logographic, or other scheme. For example, the Latin alphabet or the Cyrillic alphabet.
noun
name
noun
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- the use of uttered sounds for auditory communication
- the sound made by the vibration of vocal folds modified by the resonance of the vocal tract
- The use of speech to express an idea
- (orthography, phonology) The addition of these diacritics and the respective phonemes to a word; the spoken form the word thereby receives.
- (phonology) The change in pronunciation of historically or variably consonant (typically sonorant) sounds as vowels. For example, the syllabic /l/ in words like people or the coda one in words like cold or coal are variably realized as a high back vowel or glide—[ʊ], [u], [ɤ] or [o]—in many dialects of English in the US, UK, and the Southern Hemisphere. For example, in African American Vernacular English, one common pronunciation of the words "people", "cold", and "coal" is [pʰipʊ], [kʰoɤd], or [kʰoɤ] respectively.
- (orthography) The vowel diacritics in certain scripts, like Hebrew and Arabic, which are not normally written, but which are used in dictionaries, children's books, religious texts and textbooks for learners.
- The act of vocalizing or something vocalized; a vocal utterance
- Any specific mode of utterance; pronunciation
- (music) The production of musical sounds using the voice, especially as an exercise
- (biology) The production of communication sounds with the syrinx or larynx (in tetrapods) or with the swim bladder (in fish)
noun
- A portable, usually hand-held, funnel-shaped device that is used to amplify a person’s natural voice toward a targeted direction.
- a cone-shaped acoustic device held to the mouth to intensify and direct the human voice
- (figuratively) Mouthpiece or promoter; one who speaks for or publicizes on behalf of another.
- (organic chemistry) A cytotoxic neolignan obtained from the laurel Aniba megaphylla.
verb
adj
- having or using the power to produce speech or sound
- relating to or designed for or using the singing voice
- given to expressing yourself freely or insistently
- full of the sound of voices
- Of, pertaining to, or resembling the human voice or speech.
- Synonym of expressive.
- (phonetics) Consisting of, or characterized by, voice, or tone produced in the larynx, which may be modified, either by resonance, as in the case of the vowels, or by obstructive action, as in certain consonants, such as v, l, etc., or by both, as in the nasals m, n, ng.
- Having or exercising the power of producing voice, speech, or sound.
- (phonetics) Synonym of vocalic.
- (music) Relating to, composed or arranged for, or sung by the human voice.
- Full of voices.
- Uttered or modulated by the voice; expressed in words.
- Expressing opinions or feelings freely, loudly, or insistently.
- (anatomy) Used in the production of speech sounds.
noun
- a short musical composition with words
- music intended to be performed by one or more singers, usually with instrumental accompaniment
- (phonetics) A vocal sound; specifically, a purely vocal element of speech, unmodified except by resonance; a vowel or a diphthong; a tonic element; a tonic.
- (music) A part of a piece of music that is sung.
- (acting) A musical performance involving singing.
- (Catholicism) A man in the Roman Catholic Church who has a right to vote in certain elections.
noun
- Initialism of voice chat.
- Initialism of voice call.
- (UK, education) Initialism of voluntary controlled.
- Initialism of Victoria Cross.
- Post-nominal letters for a person who has been awarded the Victoria Cross.
- Abbreviation of vinylene carbonate.
- (education) Initialism of vice-chancellor.
- Initialism of venture capital.
- (US, military, historical) Initialism of Victor Charlie (“Vietcong”).
- (US, air force, aviation) Initialism of VIP cargo, a prefix code for very important persons transport aircraft.
- Initialism of venture capitalist.
verb
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- (dictation) To make such a conversion from live or recorded speech to text.
- (linguistics) To represent speech by phonetic symbols.
- (biochemistry) To cause DNA to undergo transcription.
- (music) To adapt a composition for a voice or instrument other than the original; to notate live or recorded music.
- (computing) To transfer data from one recording medium to another.
- To convert a representation of language, typically speech but also sign language, etc., to a written representation of it. The term now usually implies the conversion of speech to text by a human transcriptionist with the assistance of a computer for word processing and sometimes also for speech recognition, the process of a computer interpreting speech and converting it to text.
- convert the genetic information in (a strand of DNA) into a strand of RNA, especially messenger RNA
- rewrite or arrange a piece of music for an instrument or medium other than that originally intended
- rewrite in a different script
- write out from speech, notes, etc.
- make a phonetic transcription of
noun
- (phonetics) Initialism of articulatory index.
- (artificial intelligence, countable and uncountable) Initialism of artificial intelligence.
- (nutrition) Initialism of adequate intake.
- (underwater diving) Initialism of air integration.
- (British airforce) Initialism of airborne intelligence (synonym for an early type of airborne radar).
- (education) Initialism of academic integrity.
- (linguistics, anthropology) Initialism of atavistic-idiosyncratic.
- Abbreviation of angiotensin I.
- (video games) The system that controls the behavior of enemies and non-player characters.
- (video games, countable) A character or entity controlled by the game instead of a player.
- Initialism of amelogenesis imperfecta.
- (by extension, countable) A specific artificial intelligence program, such as the chatbot ChatGPT.
- (agriculture) Initialism of artificial insemination.
- Initialism of attitude indicator.
- (management) Initialism of action item.
- the branch of computer science that deal with writing computer programs that can solve problems creatively
- the introduction of semen into the oviduct or uterus by some means other than sexual intercourse
- an agency of the United States Army responsible for providing timely and relevant and accurate and synchronized intelligence to tactical and operational and strategic level commanders
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verb
noun
- an acoustic device; the part of a telephone into which a person speaks
- a part that goes over or into the mouth of a person
- a spokesperson (as a lawyer)
- the tube of a pipe or cigarette holder that a smoker holds in the mouth
- the aperture of a wind instrument into which the player blows directly
- (especially boxing) equipment that protects an athlete's mouth
- A mouthguard.
- (slang) A lawyer for the defense.
- (by extension) A spokesman; one who speaks on behalf of someone else.
- The part of a wind instrument that is held in or against the mouth.
- The part of a telephone that is held close to the mouth.
adj
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- (chiefly in the plural) Any place or part of the ocean, or other water, where a sounding line will reach the bottom.
- A measured depth of water.
- The action of the verb to sound.
- The act of inserting of a thin metal rod into the urethra of the penis for medical or sexual purposes.(See urethral sounding).
- A test made with a probe or sonde.
- The sand, shells, etc. brought up by the sounding lead when it has touched bottom.
- a measure of the depth of water taken with a sounding line
- the act of measuring depth of water (usually with a sounding line)
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noun
name
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- A simple computer speaker.
- A pager (wireless telecommunication device).
- (endearing) A robot.
- (radio, informal) A broadcast interview taking place over the telephone (originally having to include a beeping sound to indicate that it was not a live broadcast).
- an electronic device that generates a series of beeps when the person carrying it is being paged
noun
- (uncountable, computing) Initialism of speech recognition.
- (countable) Initialism of state route.
- (countable) Initialism of scoping review.
- (countable) Initialism of systematic review.
- (law, politics) Initialism of state resolution.
- (uncountable) Initialism of speculative realism.
- (uncountable) Initialism of semen retention.
- (countable) Initialism of state road.
- (uncountable) Initialism of special relativity.
- (countable) Initialism of speculative realist.
- (law, politics) Initialism of senate resolution.
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name
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- playing on words or speech sounds
- A technique in which the nature of the words used become part of the subject of the work, such as puns, phonetic mix-ups such as spoonerisms, obscure words and meanings, clever rhetorical excursions, oddly formed sentences, and telling character names.
- Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see word, play.
noun
- A sound made by the voice; vocalization.
- (music) The final regulation of the pitch and tone of any sound-producing entity, especially of an organ or similar musical instrument.
- (phonetics, phonology) A classification of speech sounds that tend to be associated with vocal cord vibration.
- (phonology) A phonological process that turns a voiceless sound into a voiced one.
- (music) A particular arrangement of notes to form a chord.
- (phonetics) The articulatory process in which the vocal cords vibrate.
- the act of adjusting an organ pipe (or wind instrument) so that it conforms to the standards of tone and pitch and color
verb
noun
adj
- (phonetics, of a speech sound) Uttered by drawing air inward through the mouth or nose.
- Open to entry or examination.
- (grammar) Aspectually indicating that an action is about to be entered or is in the process of being entered.
- Going or directed inward, entering.
- (geology) Being a source or channel through which water enters or once entered an area.
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- A device used to convert electronic information into audible sound signals for transmission over telephone lines.
- (music) A device that connects two keyboards of an organ together so that they play together.
- An electrical device used to transfer energy from one electric device to another, especially without a physical connection.
- Anything that serves to couple things together; but especially a device that couples railway carriages.
- a mechanical device that serves to connect the ends of adjacent objects
verb
- emit recorded sound
- exhaust by allowing to pull on the line
- engage in recreational activities rather than work; occupy oneself in a diversion
- consider not very seriously
- discharge or direct or be discharged or directed as if in a continuous stream
- cause to move or operate freely within a bounded space
- use to one's advantage
- pretend to have certain qualities or state of mind
- behave in a certain way
- play a role or part
- be performed or presented for public viewing
- stake on the outcome of an issue
- cause to happen or to occur as a consequence
- put (a card or piece) into play during a game, or act strategically as if in a card game
- make bets
- employ in a game or in a specific position
- play on an instrument
- move or seem to move quickly, lightly, or irregularly
- pretend to be somebody in the framework of a game or playful activity
- act or have an effect in a specified way or with a specific effect or outcome
- be at play; be engaged in playful activity; amuse oneself in a way characteristic of children
- behave carelessly or indifferently
- bet or wager (money)
- be received or accepted or interpreted in a specific way
- use or move
- perform on a certain location
- contend against an opponent in a sport, game, or battle
- manipulate manually or in one's mind or imagination
- cause to emit recorded audio or video
- perform on a stage or theater
- engage in an activity as if it were a game rather than take it seriously
- participate in games or sport
- shoot or hit in a particular manner
- perform music on (a musical instrument)
- replay (as a melody)
- (intransitive, of a musical instrument) To produce music.
- (transitive) To keep in play, as a hooked fish in order to land it.
- (intransitive, of a theatrical performance, film or music) To be performed, reproduced, or shown.
- (transitive, colloquial) To manipulate, deceive, or swindle.
- (transitive) To handle or deal with (something) in a calculating manner intended to achieve profit or gain.
- (transitive) To act as (the indicated role).
- (transitive, intransitive) To perform in (a sport); to participate in (a game).
- (intransitive, copulative) To act or behave in a stated way.
- To give a false appearance of being; to pretend to be.
- To move so as to fall upon or sweep across something, or to direct or operate (something) in such a manner.
- (intransitive) To be received or accepted (in a given way); to go down.
- (intransitive) To contend or fight using weapons, both as practice or in real life-or-death combats; to engage in martial games; to joust; to fence
- (transitive) To handle or deal with (a matter or situation) in a stated way.
- (transitive) To bring into action or motion; to exhibit in action; to execute or deploy.
- To portray (a character) in (a film or theatre).
- (transitive) To compete against, in a game.
- To gamble.
- To move in a light or brisk manner.
- (African-American Vernacular, intransitive) To kid; to joke; to say something for amusement; to act, or to treat something, unseriously.
- (transitive) To act or perform (a play).
- For additional senses in various idiomatic phrases, see the individual entries, such as play along, play at, play down, play off, play on, play out, play to, play up, etc.
- (transitive, intransitive, of a device, media, broadcast, etc.) To emit or relay sound (especially music) or moving pictures; (of a device) to operate media.
- (transitive, of a person) To operate (a device or media) so as to cause sound (especially music) or moving pictures to be produced.
- (intransitive) To take part in amorous activity; to make love; see also play around.
- To move in an alternating or reciprocal manner; to move to and fro.
- (transitive, of a theatrical company or band, etc.) To perform or give performances in or at (a venue or location).
- (intransitive, especially with 'with'; see also play with) To toy or trifle; to act with levity or thoughtlessness; to be careless.
- (intransitive) To act in a manner such that one has fun; to engage in activities expressly for the purpose of recreation or entertainment.
- Specifying a particular sporting role or position.
- (transitive, intransitive, especially of a person) To produce music using a musical instrument.
- (transitive, usually of a person) To render (a musical title, compositional style, film title, etc.) using a musical instrument or device.
- (transitive, in the scoring of games and sports) To be the opposing score to.
noun
- (in games or plays or other performances) the time during which play proceeds
- a preset plan of action in team sports
- the removal of constraints
- verbal wit or mockery (often at another's expense but not to be taken seriously)
- activity by children that is guided more by imagination than by fixed rules
- a deliberate coordinated movement requiring dexterity and skill
- movement or space for movement
- (game) the activity of doing something in an agreed succession
- the act of playing for stakes in the hope of winning (including the payment of a price for a chance to win a prize)
- the act using a sword (or other weapon) vigorously and skillfully
- a weak and tremulous light
- a state in which action is feasible
- a theatrical performance of a drama
- gay or light-hearted recreational activity for diversion or amusement
- a dramatic work intended for performance by actors on a stage
- an attempt to get something
- utilization or exercise
- (turn-based games) An action carried out when it is one's turn to play.
- (uncountable, formerly countable) Activity for amusement only, especially among the young.
- (uncountable) Movement (of a pattern of light etc.)
- (countable, uncountable) An instance or instances of causing media to be watched or heard, such as by broadcasting.
- The extent to which a part of a mechanism can move freely, as for example lash, backlash, or slack.
- (countable) A literary composition, intended to be represented by actors impersonating the characters and speaking the dialogue.
- (uncountable, informal) Sexual activity or sexual role-playing.
- (uncountable) Freedom to move.
- (countable) A geological formation that contains an accumulation or prospect of hydrocarbons or other resources.
- (countable) An instance of watching or listening to media.
- (countable) A theatrical performance featuring actors.
- (uncountable) An individual's performance in a sport or game.
- (uncountable) The conduct, or course, of a game.
- (countable) A short sequence of action within a game.
- (countable) An instance of wordplay.
- (uncountable) Similar activity in young animals, as they explore their environment and learn new skills.
- (countable) An attempt to move forward, as in a plan or strategy, for example by a business, investor, or political party.
- (countable) A button that, when pressed, causes media to be played.
- (uncountable, sports, with certain prepositions, also figurative) The sphere or circumstance in which a playing implement, such as a ball, is available to be played (see also in play, out of play).
noun
noun
- A writing system used to unambiguously transcribe the sounds of human speech.
- A spelling alphabet: a set of code words used to substitute the names of the letters of the alphabet, usually for clarity of communication when spelling out words.
- an alphabet of characters intended to represent specific sounds of speech
noun
- a movable speech organ
- someone who pronounces words
- One who articulates bones and mounts skeletons.
- (phonetics) Any organ in the vocal tract used to articulate, produce speech.
- (dentistry) A mechanical device to which casts of the teeth are fixed, reproducing recorded positions of the mandible in relation to the maxilla.
- One who, or that which, articulates or expresses.
noun
- Initialism of voice-on recording.
- (soccer) Initialism of video operation room, part of the set-up for the video assistant referee (VAR) in association football.
- (aviation) Acronym of VHF omnidirectional range, a radio-navigation beacon operating on VHF radio.
- (physiology) Initialism of vestibulo-ocular reflex, a reflex eye movement.
noun
- a device for making soundings
- A young boar.
- A group of wild boar.
- An instrument used in telegraphy in place of a register, the communications being read by sound.
- (nautical) A person who takes soundings.
- (fishing) A fishfinder.
- Something or someone who makes a sound.
- (nautical) A device for making soundings at sea.
- Synonym of sting (“brief musical sequence in television etc.”).
adj
noun
- electronic equipment that makes speech unintelligible during transmission and restores it at reception
- a lightweight motorcycle equipped with rugged tires and suspension; an off-road motorcycle designed for riding cross country or over unpaved ground
- a rapid mover; someone who scrambles
- Someone or something that scrambles (in various senses).
- A device that makes messages intentionally, but reversibly, unintelligible for reasons of privacy or security.
- A vine that does not attach itself to its supports.
- A motorcycle used for motocross.
noun
- An augmentative and alternative communication device.
- (informal, media) A popular topic of conversation.
- (Internet) A stripped-down version of a MUD which is designed for talking, predating instant messengers; a kind of early chat room.
- (informal, politics) A talking point.
- (informal, media) A talk-show host.
- (informal, media) An all-talk radio station.
- (marketing) A table talker or shelf-talker.
- Any creature or machine that talks.
- A person who talks, especially one who gives a speech, or is loquacious or garrulous.
- (informal, media) A talk show
- (informal) Mouth.
- someone who expresses in language; someone who talks (especially someone who delivers a public speech or someone especially garrulous)
noun
name
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- a method of representing the sounds of a language by written or printed symbols
- (countable) A method of representing a language or the sounds of language by written symbols; spelling.
- (uncountable) Correct spelling according to established usage; also (obsolete) pronunciation according to the spelling of a word.
- (countable, architecture) A form of projection used to represent three-dimensional objects in two dimensions, in which all the projection lines are orthogonal or perpendicular to the projection plane; an orthographic projection, especially when used to draw an elevation, vertical projection, etc., of a building; also (obsolete) a drawing made in this way.
- (countable, more broadly) A set of conventions for writing a language, including norms of spelling, capitalization, emphasis, hyphenation, punctuation, and word breaks.
- (uncountable) The aspect of language study concerned with letters and their sequences in words; the study of spelling.
noun
- a method of representing the sounds of a language by written or printed symbols
- (linguistics, specifically) The basic type of a system for writing languages. For example, alphabetic writing or logographic writing.
- (linguistics) A system for writing one or more languages; a particular alphabetic, syllabic, logographic, or other scheme. For example, the Latin alphabet or the Cyrillic alphabet.
noun
name
noun
noun
- the use of uttered sounds for auditory communication
- the sound made by the vibration of vocal folds modified by the resonance of the vocal tract
- The use of speech to express an idea
- (orthography, phonology) The addition of these diacritics and the respective phonemes to a word; the spoken form the word thereby receives.
- (phonology) The change in pronunciation of historically or variably consonant (typically sonorant) sounds as vowels. For example, the syllabic /l/ in words like people or the coda one in words like cold or coal are variably realized as a high back vowel or glide—[ʊ], [u], [ɤ] or [o]—in many dialects of English in the US, UK, and the Southern Hemisphere. For example, in African American Vernacular English, one common pronunciation of the words "people", "cold", and "coal" is [pʰipʊ], [kʰoɤd], or [kʰoɤ] respectively.
- (orthography) The vowel diacritics in certain scripts, like Hebrew and Arabic, which are not normally written, but which are used in dictionaries, children's books, religious texts and textbooks for learners.
- The act of vocalizing or something vocalized; a vocal utterance
- Any specific mode of utterance; pronunciation
- (music) The production of musical sounds using the voice, especially as an exercise
- (biology) The production of communication sounds with the syrinx or larynx (in tetrapods) or with the swim bladder (in fish)
noun
- A portable, usually hand-held, funnel-shaped device that is used to amplify a person’s natural voice toward a targeted direction.
- a cone-shaped acoustic device held to the mouth to intensify and direct the human voice
- (figuratively) Mouthpiece or promoter; one who speaks for or publicizes on behalf of another.
- (organic chemistry) A cytotoxic neolignan obtained from the laurel Aniba megaphylla.
verb
noun
- Initialism of voice chat.
- Initialism of voice call.
- (UK, education) Initialism of voluntary controlled.
- Initialism of Victoria Cross.
- Post-nominal letters for a person who has been awarded the Victoria Cross.
- Abbreviation of vinylene carbonate.
- (education) Initialism of vice-chancellor.
- Initialism of venture capital.
- (US, military, historical) Initialism of Victor Charlie (“Vietcong”).
- (US, air force, aviation) Initialism of VIP cargo, a prefix code for very important persons transport aircraft.
- Initialism of venture capitalist.
verb
noun
- (phonetics) Initialism of articulatory index.
- (artificial intelligence, countable and uncountable) Initialism of artificial intelligence.
- (nutrition) Initialism of adequate intake.
- (underwater diving) Initialism of air integration.
- (British airforce) Initialism of airborne intelligence (synonym for an early type of airborne radar).
- (education) Initialism of academic integrity.
- (linguistics, anthropology) Initialism of atavistic-idiosyncratic.
- Abbreviation of angiotensin I.
- (video games) The system that controls the behavior of enemies and non-player characters.
- (video games, countable) A character or entity controlled by the game instead of a player.
- Initialism of amelogenesis imperfecta.
- (by extension, countable) A specific artificial intelligence program, such as the chatbot ChatGPT.
- (agriculture) Initialism of artificial insemination.
- Initialism of attitude indicator.
- (management) Initialism of action item.
- the branch of computer science that deal with writing computer programs that can solve problems creatively
- the introduction of semen into the oviduct or uterus by some means other than sexual intercourse
- an agency of the United States Army responsible for providing timely and relevant and accurate and synchronized intelligence to tactical and operational and strategic level commanders
adj
name
verb
noun
- an acoustic device; the part of a telephone into which a person speaks
- a part that goes over or into the mouth of a person
- a spokesperson (as a lawyer)
- the tube of a pipe or cigarette holder that a smoker holds in the mouth
- the aperture of a wind instrument into which the player blows directly
- (especially boxing) equipment that protects an athlete's mouth
- A mouthguard.
- (slang) A lawyer for the defense.
- (by extension) A spokesman; one who speaks on behalf of someone else.
- The part of a wind instrument that is held in or against the mouth.
- The part of a telephone that is held close to the mouth.
noun
name
noun
- A simple computer speaker.
- A pager (wireless telecommunication device).
- (endearing) A robot.
- (radio, informal) A broadcast interview taking place over the telephone (originally having to include a beeping sound to indicate that it was not a live broadcast).
- an electronic device that generates a series of beeps when the person carrying it is being paged
noun
- (uncountable, computing) Initialism of speech recognition.
- (countable) Initialism of state route.
- (countable) Initialism of scoping review.
- (countable) Initialism of systematic review.
- (law, politics) Initialism of state resolution.
- (uncountable) Initialism of speculative realism.
- (uncountable) Initialism of semen retention.
- (countable) Initialism of state road.
- (uncountable) Initialism of special relativity.
- (countable) Initialism of speculative realist.
- (law, politics) Initialism of senate resolution.
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noun
name
noun
- playing on words or speech sounds
- A technique in which the nature of the words used become part of the subject of the work, such as puns, phonetic mix-ups such as spoonerisms, obscure words and meanings, clever rhetorical excursions, oddly formed sentences, and telling character names.
- Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see word, play.
noun
- A sound made by the voice; vocalization.
- (music) The final regulation of the pitch and tone of any sound-producing entity, especially of an organ or similar musical instrument.
- (phonetics, phonology) A classification of speech sounds that tend to be associated with vocal cord vibration.
- (phonology) A phonological process that turns a voiceless sound into a voiced one.
- (music) A particular arrangement of notes to form a chord.
- (phonetics) The articulatory process in which the vocal cords vibrate.
- the act of adjusting an organ pipe (or wind instrument) so that it conforms to the standards of tone and pitch and color
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noun
adj
- (phonetics, of a speech sound) Uttered by drawing air inward through the mouth or nose.
- Open to entry or examination.
- (grammar) Aspectually indicating that an action is about to be entered or is in the process of being entered.
- Going or directed inward, entering.
- (geology) Being a source or channel through which water enters or once entered an area.
noun
- A device used to convert electronic information into audible sound signals for transmission over telephone lines.
- (music) A device that connects two keyboards of an organ together so that they play together.
- An electrical device used to transfer energy from one electric device to another, especially without a physical connection.
- Anything that serves to couple things together; but especially a device that couples railway carriages.
- a mechanical device that serves to connect the ends of adjacent objects
verb
- (intransitive) To produce the components of speech.
- (transitive) To declare formally, officially or ceremoniously.
- (intransitive) To pass judgment.
- (transitive) To sound out (a word or phrase); to articulate.
- (transitive) To emphasize, highlight.
- (passive voice) To sound like.
- (transitive) To pronounce dead.
- (transitive) To declare authoritatively, or as a formal expert opinion.
- (transitive) To read aloud.
- speak, pronounce, or utter in a certain way
- pronounce judgment on
noun
verb
- (dictation) To make such a conversion from live or recorded speech to text.
- (linguistics) To represent speech by phonetic symbols.
- (biochemistry) To cause DNA to undergo transcription.
- (music) To adapt a composition for a voice or instrument other than the original; to notate live or recorded music.
- (computing) To transfer data from one recording medium to another.
- To convert a representation of language, typically speech but also sign language, etc., to a written representation of it. The term now usually implies the conversion of speech to text by a human transcriptionist with the assistance of a computer for word processing and sometimes also for speech recognition, the process of a computer interpreting speech and converting it to text.
- convert the genetic information in (a strand of DNA) into a strand of RNA, especially messenger RNA
- rewrite or arrange a piece of music for an instrument or medium other than that originally intended
- rewrite in a different script
- write out from speech, notes, etc.
- make a phonetic transcription of
noun
- Initialism of voice chat.
- Initialism of voice call.
- (UK, education) Initialism of voluntary controlled.
- Initialism of Victoria Cross.
- Post-nominal letters for a person who has been awarded the Victoria Cross.
- Abbreviation of vinylene carbonate.
- (education) Initialism of vice-chancellor.
- Initialism of venture capital.
- (US, military, historical) Initialism of Victor Charlie (“Vietcong”).
- (US, air force, aviation) Initialism of VIP cargo, a prefix code for very important persons transport aircraft.
- Initialism of venture capitalist.
verb
verb
- emit recorded sound
- exhaust by allowing to pull on the line
- engage in recreational activities rather than work; occupy oneself in a diversion
- consider not very seriously
- discharge or direct or be discharged or directed as if in a continuous stream
- cause to move or operate freely within a bounded space
- use to one's advantage
- pretend to have certain qualities or state of mind
- behave in a certain way
- play a role or part
- be performed or presented for public viewing
- stake on the outcome of an issue
- cause to happen or to occur as a consequence
- put (a card or piece) into play during a game, or act strategically as if in a card game
- make bets
- employ in a game or in a specific position
- play on an instrument
- move or seem to move quickly, lightly, or irregularly
- pretend to be somebody in the framework of a game or playful activity
- act or have an effect in a specified way or with a specific effect or outcome
- be at play; be engaged in playful activity; amuse oneself in a way characteristic of children
- behave carelessly or indifferently
- bet or wager (money)
- be received or accepted or interpreted in a specific way
- use or move
- perform on a certain location
- contend against an opponent in a sport, game, or battle
- manipulate manually or in one's mind or imagination
- cause to emit recorded audio or video
- perform on a stage or theater
- engage in an activity as if it were a game rather than take it seriously
- participate in games or sport
- shoot or hit in a particular manner
- perform music on (a musical instrument)
- replay (as a melody)
- (intransitive, of a musical instrument) To produce music.
- (transitive) To keep in play, as a hooked fish in order to land it.
- (intransitive, of a theatrical performance, film or music) To be performed, reproduced, or shown.
- (transitive, colloquial) To manipulate, deceive, or swindle.
- (transitive) To handle or deal with (something) in a calculating manner intended to achieve profit or gain.
- (transitive) To act as (the indicated role).
- (transitive, intransitive) To perform in (a sport); to participate in (a game).
- (intransitive, copulative) To act or behave in a stated way.
- To give a false appearance of being; to pretend to be.
- To move so as to fall upon or sweep across something, or to direct or operate (something) in such a manner.
- (intransitive) To be received or accepted (in a given way); to go down.
- (intransitive) To contend or fight using weapons, both as practice or in real life-or-death combats; to engage in martial games; to joust; to fence
- (transitive) To handle or deal with (a matter or situation) in a stated way.
- (transitive) To bring into action or motion; to exhibit in action; to execute or deploy.
- To portray (a character) in (a film or theatre).
- (transitive) To compete against, in a game.
- To gamble.
- To move in a light or brisk manner.
- (African-American Vernacular, intransitive) To kid; to joke; to say something for amusement; to act, or to treat something, unseriously.
- (transitive) To act or perform (a play).
- For additional senses in various idiomatic phrases, see the individual entries, such as play along, play at, play down, play off, play on, play out, play to, play up, etc.
- (transitive, intransitive, of a device, media, broadcast, etc.) To emit or relay sound (especially music) or moving pictures; (of a device) to operate media.
- (transitive, of a person) To operate (a device or media) so as to cause sound (especially music) or moving pictures to be produced.
- (intransitive) To take part in amorous activity; to make love; see also play around.
- To move in an alternating or reciprocal manner; to move to and fro.
- (transitive, of a theatrical company or band, etc.) To perform or give performances in or at (a venue or location).
- (intransitive, especially with 'with'; see also play with) To toy or trifle; to act with levity or thoughtlessness; to be careless.
- (intransitive) To act in a manner such that one has fun; to engage in activities expressly for the purpose of recreation or entertainment.
- Specifying a particular sporting role or position.
- (transitive, intransitive, especially of a person) To produce music using a musical instrument.
- (transitive, usually of a person) To render (a musical title, compositional style, film title, etc.) using a musical instrument or device.
- (transitive, in the scoring of games and sports) To be the opposing score to.
noun
- (in games or plays or other performances) the time during which play proceeds
- a preset plan of action in team sports
- the removal of constraints
- verbal wit or mockery (often at another's expense but not to be taken seriously)
- activity by children that is guided more by imagination than by fixed rules
- a deliberate coordinated movement requiring dexterity and skill
- movement or space for movement
- (game) the activity of doing something in an agreed succession
- the act of playing for stakes in the hope of winning (including the payment of a price for a chance to win a prize)
- the act using a sword (or other weapon) vigorously and skillfully
- a weak and tremulous light
- a state in which action is feasible
- a theatrical performance of a drama
- gay or light-hearted recreational activity for diversion or amusement
- a dramatic work intended for performance by actors on a stage
- an attempt to get something
- utilization or exercise
- (turn-based games) An action carried out when it is one's turn to play.
- (uncountable, formerly countable) Activity for amusement only, especially among the young.
- (uncountable) Movement (of a pattern of light etc.)
- (countable, uncountable) An instance or instances of causing media to be watched or heard, such as by broadcasting.
- The extent to which a part of a mechanism can move freely, as for example lash, backlash, or slack.
- (countable) A literary composition, intended to be represented by actors impersonating the characters and speaking the dialogue.
- (uncountable, informal) Sexual activity or sexual role-playing.
- (uncountable) Freedom to move.
- (countable) A geological formation that contains an accumulation or prospect of hydrocarbons or other resources.
- (countable) An instance of watching or listening to media.
- (countable) A theatrical performance featuring actors.
- (uncountable) An individual's performance in a sport or game.
- (uncountable) The conduct, or course, of a game.
- (countable) A short sequence of action within a game.
- (countable) An instance of wordplay.
- (uncountable) Similar activity in young animals, as they explore their environment and learn new skills.
- (countable) An attempt to move forward, as in a plan or strategy, for example by a business, investor, or political party.
- (countable) A button that, when pressed, causes media to be played.
- (uncountable, sports, with certain prepositions, also figurative) The sphere or circumstance in which a playing implement, such as a ball, is available to be played (see also in play, out of play).
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verb
adj
- having or using the power to produce speech or sound
- relating to or designed for or using the singing voice
- given to expressing yourself freely or insistently
- full of the sound of voices
- Of, pertaining to, or resembling the human voice or speech.
- Synonym of expressive.
- (phonetics) Consisting of, or characterized by, voice, or tone produced in the larynx, which may be modified, either by resonance, as in the case of the vowels, or by obstructive action, as in certain consonants, such as v, l, etc., or by both, as in the nasals m, n, ng.
- Having or exercising the power of producing voice, speech, or sound.
- (phonetics) Synonym of vocalic.
- (music) Relating to, composed or arranged for, or sung by the human voice.
- Full of voices.
- Uttered or modulated by the voice; expressed in words.
- Expressing opinions or feelings freely, loudly, or insistently.
- (anatomy) Used in the production of speech sounds.
noun
- a short musical composition with words
- music intended to be performed by one or more singers, usually with instrumental accompaniment
- (phonetics) A vocal sound; specifically, a purely vocal element of speech, unmodified except by resonance; a vowel or a diphthong; a tonic element; a tonic.
- (music) A part of a piece of music that is sung.
- (acting) A musical performance involving singing.
- (Catholicism) A man in the Roman Catholic Church who has a right to vote in certain elections.
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noun
- (chiefly in the plural) Any place or part of the ocean, or other water, where a sounding line will reach the bottom.
- A measured depth of water.
- The action of the verb to sound.
- The act of inserting of a thin metal rod into the urethra of the penis for medical or sexual purposes.(See urethral sounding).
- A test made with a probe or sonde.
- The sand, shells, etc. brought up by the sounding lead when it has touched bottom.
- a measure of the depth of water taken with a sounding line
- the act of measuring depth of water (usually with a sounding line)